Participatory Mapping and SWOT in the context of the Water-Food-Energy Nexus for attaining SDGs in Eastern Amazonia

Abstract. The nexus concept is applied to many global contexts generate understanding of the relations among water, food and energy sectors guide investigations that seek improve living conditions marginalized communities. This work analyses by means qualitative participative methodologies at a community scale with objective how residents traditional communities perceive interconnections food, energy. SWOT participatory mapping were utilized complementarily map Ponta do Urumajó community, located in Pará state, Brazil. Participatory create quali-quantitative data, enabling participation individuals production maps their territories material symbolic appropriation spaces, constituting political social strategy for empowerment autonomy. These methods provided basis learning reflecting on social, environmental, territorial, reality terms nexus, making it possible use data achieving SDGs, creating future public policies or more rational management adjusted local reality.